Home study does not replace all of the advantages of onsite learning in a school or workshop, including the convenience of having pets provided to groom as in a school. Unfortunately, not everyone can attend an onsite pet grooming school when they want. The reasons may be economic hardship, or the inability to travel due to family commitments. Some career seekers are unsure if grooming is right for them and starting out with home study may help them to discover their truth.

Since 1997, we've read thousands of messages from career seekers on the popular GroomerTALK℠ Message Board. So many thought they had to completely shelve their career goals because they couldn't attend schools at the time. No. Take the first step and start with home study. You can go to school later if it is impossible now. Don't stymie your dream. We've got seriously good recommendations for home study below.

We know home study is a viable opportunity for career seekers. However, new dimensions to the meaning of "home study" arrived in our industry just a few years ago. Even advancing groomers are now using home study DVDs published by world class competition groomers and school owners. It's time for every groomer to recognize "home study" is not limited to beginners. The term simply describes a method of learning which allows users to learn in the comfort of their homes or businesses, and to set the pace for their instruction. Plus, viewers can read and view materials over and over again as reinforcement training. Therefore, home study is for both beginners and advancing groomers managing their education.

Today, tens of thousands of experienced groomers could become better groomers with advanced home study DVDs; that is a fact! Many honest experienced groomers have messaged their agreement to that statement on the GroomerTALK℠ Message Board. Whether you are a career seeker or advancing groomer/stylist that cannot attend an onsite school or an advancing groomer, home study promises to provide you with the information you need to further your career.
 

All About Dog Grooming Home Study Package - Since 1994

Dog grooming home study courses have become increasingly popular over the past several years. The home study method presents the opportunity for future dog groomers to learn at their own pace while maintaining their current employment and family responsibilities. Having started in 1994, this highly successful program is in it’s 12th year. The training manual is easy to read and comprehend. The 8 hour Video/DVD library makes the hands-on training experience easy to understand and accomplish. Critiquing of all work is personally done by the owner, a dog groomer of 35 years. A toll-free number is provided for friendly, personalized consultations as desired - day or night. Three different business plans are presented, teaching how to start, build and maintain a thriving business. A free marketing package is available. An optional, quality took kit is also available for purchase as well as a brand new package teaching how to build your own mobile dog grooming unit and business. This worldwide popular dog grooming home study package makes learning how to groom fun, affordable and attainable for everyone who is serious about a future in pet care. Please visit our website.

Jodi Murphy is a Master Pet Stylist and National Grooming Consultant for the Andis Clipper company. She is a multiple Best In Show and Best All Around competitor and past member of Groom Team USA for four years finishing in the top four placements on the team. Jodi was an International medalist winning a gold and bronze medal in Barcelona, Spain in 2004 and a gold medal in Milan, Italy in 2007 competing among 13 countries of world renown groomers. In 2005 and 2006 she was awarded Best American Groomer.

Not only does Jodi Murphy produce mobile grooming DVD's but her Instructional Series includes DVD titles to help every groomer become the best groomer they can be. Here are some of the available titles and new ones are being added regularly:

Jodi has been a successful mobile groomer since 1997. She has bought and sold multiple vans over the years and established 3 businesses in 3 completely differently areas of the United States. With her success she quickly became a well-known and respected speaker in the pet grooming industry and her Mobile Grooming Success seminars have been presented all over the country. Now you can own on 2 DVD's all of the same valuable information from her Mobile Grooming Success seminars. Mobile Grooming Part I covers the business end and Mobile Grooming Part II covers a day in the spa. To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity click here.

To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity to learn from one of the top groomers in the US and World, click here.

Both Paragon Distance Learning Programs, Career Edition & Salon Mentoring Edition, are the most complete and comprehensive correspondence courses developed for the pet grooming industry. It represents the culmination over 30 years of real-world experience from master stylist Melissa Verplank and her team of exceptional pet groomers and trainers. The foundation of the Paragon Distance Learning Programs is the award winning books, Notes From the Grooming Table and Theory of Five, written by Melissa Verplank. With almost 500 pages of information and diagrams, these manuals are organized in an easy-to-understand format covering all aspects of professional pet grooming in detail. Notes From the Grooming Table has become the "Bible" of the pet grooming industry. That’s why successful pet groomers and stylists use Notes From the Grooming Table combined with its sister book, Theory of Five to establish successful grooming techniques in the shortest time possible.

The Distance Learning Career Program: is designed to fit the needs of highly motivated and confident individuals who have access to practice pets outside of the Paragon training center. Focus is on assisting students to become comfortable with pets, equipment and techniques necessary to become competent in a professional grooming setting. Students gather valuable, self-mentoring information that will allow them to achieve their professional goals with time and practice. Students concentrate on basic pet grooming of dogs including brushing, combing, clipping nails, cleaning ears, bathing, drying techniques, clipper and scissor finishing techniques as well as proper pattern setting for various breeds. Emphasis is placed on perfecting grooming skills while concentrating on proper breed profile, increasing speed, efficiency and developing maximum grooming potential. It is a comprehensive instructional package created to help you start a career as a professional pet groomer. The training focuses on a total of six text books to give you a systematic education on pet handling, official AKC breed standard information, canine terminology and pet grooming techniques. Complementing the text books is the Paragon Pet Styling DVD Series. Ms. Verplank and the Paragon Training Team of Certified Master Groomers and contest winning stylists will clearly show you how to execute the techniques outlined in Notes From the Grooming Table using a wide variety of pets in this DVD set. Included with your programs are the Paragon Workbooks that will guide you step-by step through each level of training. This 3 part course can be completed in as little as 6 weeks or you can study at your own pace for up to 18 months for the three part course. The Paragon Pet Grooming Workbook will systematically guide you through the entire program at the pace you choose for yourself. Upon successful completion, you will have the knowledge necessary to begin grooming pets as a professional pet groomer. Click here learn more.

The Salon Mentoring Program: is designed for the busy salon owner. Melissa created this program to give salon owners a comprehensive system to help train employees using the best teaching methods and tools. The program is designed to let you, the salon owner have a highly organized and logical training system to instruct your employees. This system, The Paragon Pet Styling System gives you the books, study guides and DVD’s to quickly teach, test and monitor your employees progress. More importantly it gives you a complete library of the best available information today. The mentoring program is based on all of Melissa’s knowledge and expertise from training thousands of groomers and competitive stylists. Click here learn more.

As Canada's first correspondence only Diploma Trade Programs of professional grooming, our self-study programs have been successfully providing valuable career training since 1980.  All JKL registrants enjoy complete pre and post graduate educational support, exclusive online access to student/graduate forums, electronic lesson/test supervision, promotional and marketing benefits as well as our 19 years of experience offering affordable and accessible career training. Please visit our website.

Nash Academy of Animal Arts

Since it's inception in 1979, The Nash Academy has taken pride in being the trendsetter in Dog Grooming and Styling Education. Please visit our web site.

Groomadog Professional Correspondence Course

Learn to groom dogs! At home? Yes, it can be done. This home study correspondence course is licensed by The Commission on Higher Education. Don't settle for less! Our course has been written by a National Certified Master Groomer that has owned and operated one of the largest dog grooming schools on the East coast, trained hundreds of people how to grooming and even how to set up their business. Please visit our website.

Canine Grooming Secrets DVDs

The keys to success are yours with Canine Grooming Secrets – the knowledge and skills of two world-recognized leaders in grooming presented clearly and concisely on digital video disks. Canine Grooming Secrets is dedicated to making you a leader in your community by arming you with the same skills and the same bodies of knowledge that have brought them to national and international leadership.

These essentials are yours in a series of DVDs in which Sue Zecco and Jay Scruggs demonstrate the grooming techniques you’ll master en route to professional success. They offer specialized instruction in the grooming of today’s most popular breeds: the Poodle, the English Springer Spaniel, the Shih Tzu, the Bichon Frise, the Golden Retriever, the Welsh Terrier, the Yorkshire Terrier and the West Highland Terrier as well as mixed breeds. And more are on the way.

In a matter of days, you can become your community’s groomer of choice; the individual whose services are in demand at almost any cost; the professional who is no longer asked about price and whose appointments are scheduled weeks and months in advance.

Would you like to have a grooming practice in which prospective customers pay to reserve places on your waiting list? That’s what Sue and Jay have accomplished in their communities. That’s what they teach in seminars presented in the nation’s largest cities. And that information is yours with Canine Grooming Secrets instructional videos.

Place your first order today and start learning the secrets of acknowledged leaders in canine grooming. Go to http://www.caninegroomingsecrets.com.

The Reality Pet Grooming Home Study Series is designed to teach you how to actually achieve a beautiful, professional result using my trade secrets and techniques I've developed over the last 28 years in easy to understand, "this is how you do this dialog" as I show you exactly how to sculpt your dog with scissors, blades and guards instructions. These dogs are all in short, easy to maintain, breed pattern with emphasis on blending and "no lines" grooming with beautifully scissored cylindrical legs to give that show dog appearance. The best basic step-by-step easy to understand DVD's on the market! These DVDs will show you how to CORRECTLY groom and blend these breeds in short, everyday, manageable trims for real dogs with a life that is easy for owners to care for while still looking like the breed they are! Learn one breed well or learn them all well and start your own grooming business! Please visit our web site for more information.

A complete manual on the in's and out's for setting up in the clients home, where to groom and how to market you own business. Complete with pictures, ads step-by-step process and more. Lorrie Bracaloni the author of this amazing eBook has been grooming successfully in the clients home for over 30 years. Email for more information and how you can get your eBook right now. Only $10.99. Please visit our website for more information and to download your eBook today.

Read the New Mobile Grooming Business Book

Ellen Ehrlich, of Royal Canine Mobile Grooming LLC, proudly announces the publication of her new book, GO MOBILE AND SUCCEED, The MUST HAVE Manual for Starting and Growing Your Mobile Grooming Business. This long-awaited and information-packed book is a gift to the future generations of mobile groomers. In fifty concise pages, Ellen has laid out a roadmap for people who are interested in being part of the booming business of mobile pet grooming. It also contains ideas aplenty for established mobile groomers who want to crank their customer service up a notch.

Readers can follow along, step by step, as they read about how Ellen moved into a completely new career in pet grooming and set up an extremely successful mobile salon. Within three years Ellen had paid off her new van, all her canine clients weigh under twenty five pounds, live within twelve miles of her home, and are groomed on a maintenance schedule. Her formula worked for her and can be tailor-fit to work for you. This is the information she wishes she had when she started her mobile grooming business.

Topics include: scheduling, routing, pricing, breed and breed trims, policy/release forms, customers, overbooking, working on Saturday, marketing, advertising, client calls, newsletters, testimonials, the three most important questions, bookkeeping, insurance, the van, mobile tips, health and safety, and more. This book will help you answer the all-important question: Is mobile grooming right for you? For more information or to place an order click here.

#1 Pet Grooming Business Book Since 1989

More than 20,000 copies have been sold in 24 countries. A proven system of management and illustrated with forms, legal forms and so much more. Come see what has made this the classic book for grooming business owners. In 2007 6 additional workbooks with CD-ROM's are being published to accompany this classic business guide that just never goes out of date. Click here.

Professional resources for pet grooming business owners.